ITALY. Lagardère Travel Retail has unveiled its latest venue for Italian café concept Rustichelli & Mangione in Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport’s new departures area. The contract runs until January 2031.
The 130sqm landside café offers croissants, paninis, pizzas, salads and a variety of Italian desserts alongside 26 different coffee options.
The café – which also has a to-go offer – offers 36 seating places, including seven tables for up to four people, nine workstation seats and three high-top tables with seats at the front of the bar.
Lagardère Travel Retail Director of Operations Foodservice – Italy Alessandro Scandroglio told The Moodie Davitt Report: “We are excited about this new opening at the airport in Bologna, which we consider strategic for our business. This will provide Lagardère Travel Retail and our Rustichelli & Mangione format with not only considerable visibility but also great prestige, as it is associated with a place of significant transit and importance.
“We are confident that our customers will be able to enjoy and appreciate a gastronomic experience of the highest quality, thanks to products and recipes that celebrate the best of Italian tradition.”
Lagardère Travel Retail Italia’s other interests at Guglielmo Marconi Airport include Relay, Lego and Victoria’s Secret stores.
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